Joint for iron pilings



Nov. 22, 1932. s c s 1,888,936

JOINT FOR IRON PILINGS Filed Oct. '5. 1929 @atmted Nov; 1932 UNITED STATES rATENr orrlcs SACHS, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA, ASSIGNOB TO ARTHUR MAUTEREB, 0F

DOB'IHUND, GERMANY JOIN! FOR men PILINGS Application filed fictober 5, 1929, Serial No. 39?,824, and in Germany April 26, 1829..

My invention relates to a joint for iron pilings which comprises e claw and a head engaging said claw.

According to the invention the bend acts by means of two planes being engulerly disposed to each other on two similarly disposed planes of the clew, said planes being angulnrly arranged in respect to the longitudinal direction of the piling, so that both claw plenes oppose to the forces tending to detach the head'from the claw and prevent, by preib erence in conjunction with the oblique con tacting surfaces of the two piling members, said two members from rocking about the joint and from taking an angular position to each other. I

The end of the claw forming one of the said abutment planes may engage a recess of the head.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows by way'oi example a joint oi piling with a beak or hook like head directly projecting from the oblique end portion of one piling member.

Fig. 2 shows a modified form of the joint the head of which starts laterally from the oblique end of one piling member, one end of the claw engaging a recess of said head.

The two piling members 1 and 2 contact each other along oblique joint planes 3 and one of the contacting planes is formed by the obliquely bent end portion or arm $2 of the one piling member. Such oblique end portion terminates in a beak or hook 5 projecting laterally from the end portion 4 and forming the head of the joint. This head 5 engages the corresponding opening of the claw 6.

The head 5 has two planes 7 and 8 which are angularly disposed to each other and are in contact with two correspondingly arranged planes of the claw opening, and each of such planes is also angularly disposed in respect to the longitudinal direction (1-2) of the pilin hereby the double purpose is obtained that they are prevented from taking on angular position to each other. Such effect is creasedfiit the two piling members 1 and contact each other along an oblique plane as shown in the drawing.

The end 6' of the one branch of the claw 6 simply over-grips the oblique end t of the pit I ing member 1 forming the head es shown.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 2, the bent end 6 of the claw 6 engages in a recess 8' which is formed. in the angle between thea'rm L and the head 5, the said bent end 0' bearing ageinst one side oi. said recess as at 8 In both forms of the invention it will be noted that in the event of stress tending to pull the members apart, the bend bears against the opposing surface of the oblique recess in the one member and the claw of said member on the outer side of said head also at its bent" instead of being confined to one side thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A joint for sheet iron pilings comprising two members exposing surfaces in a level plane thruout one side thereof, one member having an angularly disposed end which contacts the end of the other member so as to form an oblique joint, a head at the end of the first-named member extending towards said level plane, a socket in the other member toreceive said head, said head and socket each having two cooperating surfaces lo cated in planes at an angle relatively to each other. y

2. A joint for sheet iron pilings comprising two members exposing surfaces in a level plane throughout one sidethereotf, one memher having an angularly disposed end which contacts the end of the other member, so as to form an oblique joint, a head at the end of the first-named member extending. towards said level plane, a socket in the other member to receive said head, said head and socket each having two cooperating surfaces located in planes at an angle relatively to each other,

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3. A joint for sheet ironpilings com rising two memhersexposing surfaces in e evel 5 plane throughout one sidle' thereof, one memher hevin en engulerlydisposedl endl which contacts the enel of the other memher, o ms to form on oblique joint, e heed. ot the end of the firstnemd member extendling tom Werols sehi level plene o, socket in the other member to receive sei heed, sei'dl heed end socket eech heving twoooopereting snrfeees locete& in planes at on engle reletively to each other, seiol planes heing et right angles w to each other en& interseotinnn, seirl level planes.

4. A joint for sheet iron pilings com rising two members exposing surfeces in e evel Elene throughout one side thereof, one memer hevingen engulerly disposed end which contacts t e end of the other member, so es to form on oblique joint, 2 heed set the encl of the first-named member extenrlingg towards said level plane, e. socket in the other 25 member to receive seid heedl, seid heed anal socket catch homing two coopereting snrteces located in planes et en angle reletively to eech. other, seicl heed having as reoess in its hose to receive one encl of the socket. m In Witness whereof I efix my si etnre.

MAXKMIULIAN AGES 

